Seal



June 18, 1935. G. M. JAI-FIN Er AL SEAL Filed June 1v, 195s v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY.

June 1 8, 1935. G. M. JAFFIN ErAL SEAL Filed June 17, 1933 2 sheetssneet 2 mwwwill ATTORNEY.

Patented June 18, 1935 p. y

UNITEDL STATE-S PAT-ENT OFFICE I #wqtoy l 1- .I

` George M. 'Jaflin and Jaccb'T.` B'ass'eches, y NewYork, N. Y; Apparati@ .time 1r, l1933,.:.seria1` No1.. 676,286v 1' n i l12 claims. (o1. 10i-28),

vThis invention relates to seal presses; more particularly, to embossing means forfimpressing.

nection` with the legalization offdocuments of corporations comprise complemental sections including a malel and a female die, which are operated in connection :with presses, to au-` thenticate corporateacts, in'. accordance with l legal requirements.A It has 'been found neces.- sary to associate these impression members or dieswith the press for operatingr the same,` as aunitary assembly.' It has'alsobecome the practice of rcorporations utilizing'such seals, to leave these seal pressesv in the possession of their attorneys, so- 'vas to .be convenient in connectionwith any oflcial action. lthatwmay .be taken at the attorneys oce, which may require affixation of the seal'. `The bulkiness of Asuch presses has kbeen a source of inconvenience in a busy lawyers office, andga large raccumulation of these presses is difficulty' to storerandgto reachl conveniently ,and quickly, V.when the;v occasion demands their use. .Due to the bulk and nature of the seal presses, they have been stored-separately from the documents vand books of the corporation with which they Aareto bev used, resulting in the inconvenience above referred to.

Additionally, there is a great dealofgunnecessary expense in the duplication cf parts, such as the presses, in addition -to the expense-in# volved in accurately yaligningv theimpression members or dies, so that the male and female elements are inaccurate alignment in'thegseal ,i press. l

venience resulting from the largeaccumulation of seal presses, andthe expense involved in 'the manufacture and assembly ,of seal presSeS, may be Very substantially reduced.

provide corporate paraphernalia, such asvseal presses, in which thel impression members or dies, as now used, are eliminated asv an associated part of the seal press, `andthe same conveniently formed and assembledas part of documents and books of vthe.corporationwhere-f by great facility is experienced inisto'rage 'of these parts. It is contemplatedy byour invene tion to segregate from theseal pressthe irri--k pression members or dies and-to` avoid the: nethe n male and,

cessity for aligning such parts, as

female impressing dies.

:It is therefore yfurther contemplated byour,`

invention to providev impressing means' for pa# lthe paper, and to vso construct.thediesorimf We have found that the burden and inconf- Irt is therefore an objectof our invention` to` pression members. in relation to the vseal pressl as to permit .ready interchange'thereof with great facilitydand ease,4 and without the ne` cessity fcr alignment of complemental male and female embossingV dies, vas is experienced with present :day seal presses.

Itis a further object'of our inventionv to providel .impressing vmeans for usein connes. tion withv legal documents,` ywhichavoidshthe necessity for using complemental Smale and fe.A male dies and which permits the use ofafcom.:

mon press, so thatf'any`number of seals may be usedfinfccnnection .with one press .by 1replacemerit of 7the male portionof. the fdie, pwhich isr to cooperate with the.` female ori-*embossing element, constituting anrimpressionable anddeis thuszcontemplated byv our inventionto formA an impressionV upon! paper or a/similarf'sheet byr disposing the impression diefupon'jpaper against the resilient support, whichyieldsunder high pressure, to' deform or emb'oss the paper and. therebyobtam the-seau impression with lf the requisite definition, thus eliminating-'fthe necessity ofi pre-forming the complemental 'section vof the impressionlmembers or dies.

a single metal engraved or otherwise formeddie Y. and associate`V with the same,` a yieldableA and* y resilient support of normally. continuousv contour Which,.however,\1.mder the tremendous pressures exerted by4 seal presses, willy deform itl lself` to the contour of the complemental' die, such as a female memberv and mould or' emboss` an interposed sheet with the requisite 'definition and clarityof'outline.

holding impression `members .by providing 'the pressk bed with a continuousl andwresilient, read-v ily deformable sheathing andthe press 'head .y 40. It is a further object of our invention tol pro# vide a seal press capable of 'interchangeably' with achuck'orsimilar joint, whereby an im`'A pression die may be interchangeably connected therewith and any number of impressiony diesy substituted in said chuck orjoint, thereby permitting a single pressi to be usedwith` any number of dies for impressingv similar sheeting. ff

:It is further contemplated as an object of our invention toprovide an association of 'seal press` and seal lpermitting readytinterchange of the seal y'from :the seal press, and novel constructional features `wherebyfsuch interchange may. be quickly and .ffacilely effected,xthusenabling they convenient transportation of anyk number of impressing members, such `as corporation seals,

or embossing paper or It is contemplated by our "invention to utilizeand only a single press, on those occasions where a single transaction occurring outside of the attorneys office may involve a large number of corporations orimpression members.

It is further contemplated by our invention to provide a seal press in which a movable jaw includes a chuck or joint for holding an impression die, serving to operate against the complemental jaw or bed, and emboss or press sheeted material, such as paper, without thenecessity of using a complemental, accurately located ,metal die.

Still further objects of our :invention reside iin the provision of corporate paraphernalia, such as impression seals, and the record 'books of corporations,` whereby the two lmay be .convenientlyandlfaclely stored .and occupy the minimum fspace'for filing purposes, including .mountingmeans forming part of the corporate records or `:books thereof, for holding the `impressionzseal separate and apart from .the seal .press therefor.

"I'.o.\.a.ttain :these objects-.fand such ifurther .objects .as may .appear herein or :be hereinafter pointed out, we @make reference Jto the :accompanying drawings, forming a :part -`hereof, in which-- litigare .1 is aside .elevation @of an ,impression Seal `made 4in accordance :with nur :invention:

4iligur-.e a fragmentarysection :taken on thelne `{lf-2 of'Eigure 51.;

.-Fizwie 2ans-.a fragmentary .sectional -niewi .of anather `embodiment 4.of .our invention for mounti118 the yresilient..'dislr; y

.Rianne 3 is a fragmentaryection .taken on thedine of Figure 2:;`

'IFigureflixis afsectiona'l view L of -l.the -female .and male, Sections .of an :impression seal .forming .another. embndiment .of nur invention; 'il'ixuresgi'and @respectively .arefface views thereof;

)Figumk'l is .a `perspective':view.of .the interior of the cover of afoorporate record `book, andl mnntingnneans ferathcimpressionseal;

'Eignxe -.8` is ;a fragmentary sectional View through themounting .means `for the .seal re'- wedtoiniigure i1.

Making reference to the drawings, our invgmtioxnmafy .'be utilized in .connection .with .a conventional ,form of `.seal .press :I.-.0 which inclinics a 'yoke-1H, .supported from a pedestal `or base :.Ii. -IZheryoke I1I .carriestheoperating lever Il apinoted '.upanithe .shaft 'I4 yto operate, by a cam (not shown) .a plunger 1|;5. yIt .is preferred that the plunger I5 .be :fitted with a rif-shaped slot I6, having a lateral opening :II towards the.

front (of 'the plunger. The `.lffshaped.slot I6 .of thenlnneerfl is arranged .to holda cooperating Teshaped head ;I:B, .of .one ,section .of .a .die t9. This diefis preferably formed with :a .central `boss '20., cooperating with the end 25| `.of `the plunger toobtain uniform :distribution .of .pressure thereon, ina manner hereinafter vto be described.

As will be readily zunderstood, the T-shaped slot 'h6 is arranged' to slidably receive thev T-V shaped 'head :I;8..of a die, 4through the .opening I1. Approximate location is obtainediby :providing ithe plunger, :attits central :boring v22, withta spr-.ing pressed ball latch .23, cooperating with a depressed -alot :2,4 in the head t6. "Ihus, the

die 'I8 :may be readily Vlocated .to :the :approximate axial position 4of .the plunger fI'. 'The die, in ttsconnection with `rthe plunger, is such as to require -nozparticular:attention in its location for .reasons'which` will become apparent :as this fsunciently rigid under the pressure of the press -ilhat displacement will not occur at pressures sulicient Vto emboss a Wide range of weights of paper which may be used in connection with legal Adocuments for which the device contemplated by the present invention is to be used.

It will further be observed that the rubber from which the disk is to be made has suflicient resilency :to be deformable Ito the intricate outlines Aof the )die under the'pressures necessary for embossingor Aimpressing paper, as hereinbefore mentioned. A ihighlylive, vulcanized rubber, such as that which is \used `in the `best grade .inner tubes, .and which may :be .characterized asfhigh-:grade .inner tube stock, will .be -suicient forfembossing and impressing va good grade, twenty pound stock, such as known Von the market `fas-:Coupon fBond.. For lheavier grades, provision may be -made :to increase the resiliency of Athediskor to increase the :ridges 26, Ito yavoid spreading Vof thedisk under the pressures to :be applied.

By the .construction provided, the impressing die I8 may .be -made in the usual manner for cutting or engraving the female portion of -a die used in -connection with seals for impressing corporate documents, fthe -indentations 28 land 28 representing the milling and engraving in the female die I8. It lwill be understood, in viewffof the tremendous 'pressures which 4may lbe applied, thatthe female portion should be lmade of -a 'lhigh Agrade =bell lbronze, of -suflicient thickness so that pressures may be applied land the same uniformly distributed Awithout -deforming the 4die 19.

It -will lbe understood, from the construction described, that any number Aof the female -dies may Ybe interchanged'and associated with lthe press. It `will "be 'further Aunderstood that no particular -care -need -beexercised in Iinserting the female die' -within the slotted lholder therefor las no complemental or male die is associated therewith.

'In Figures 4, 5 and 6, -we have illustrated a still further embodiment of our invention, especially as to the cooperating impressing members heretoforedescribed. I'n thisembodiment, aresilient disk- 'fla has general dimensions to be readily received by the lpress hereinbefore described Vso that it may -be readily Amounted `upon the table 25 and upon the encircling -ridge 26 thereof. Inthis embodiment, we prefer `to make the major portion of the rbody of the disk of live, resilient vulcanized rubber, as -described in connection with the embodiment particularly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 at 21. However, at the upper face there -a-re formed -a plurality of ridges 36, 3|, 32 and 33. These ridges may beformed by a molding operation at the Atime that the rubber if.) A

impressing outlines A of the characterv'usually used on such seals. In this construction, these outlines are arranged concentrically and the milling 30a, lettering 3la, scroll Work 32a, and insignia 33d, are arranged to correspond `tor the radial .location of the ridges 30, 3l, 32 'and 33,

formed in the resilient male disk 21a, previously.

by ya driving nt, anchorage being effected by pouring molten metal 31 through the 'orifice 36 and over the clearance remaining over the lug 34, thus securely attaching the head i811, to the impression member I9a.

In Figure 2a we have shown another embodiment of our invention for mounting the resilient disk 21 or 21a. In this construction, extendingk to the edges of the bed lor' table in thewalls of.I

the ridges 25, we provide screw threading 43.

A` resilient disk l of the character shown in Figures 2 and 4 is cemented to a disk 45. This has its peripheral edge screw threaded to engage the threads 43, previously described. By this construction, should it be found desirable to replace the resilient disk, this may be conveniently done so that if there is any tendency for the resilient memberA to age and change in characteristics, v or should it bey desirable to change the disk for one of 'different resiliency or hardness, this may be quickly and conveniently accomplished.

It Will be observed 'from lthe construction described, that a single seal press, carrying they resilient base 21 or 21a, can be used with any number of impression seals. When ready for use,

the single female impressing die is inserted through the opening l1, to engage the plungerY l5 and the press is ready to emboss and form the impression of the` seal upon any document. After so accomplishing this operation, upon ref lieving'the pressure and moving the plunger to the normal position,the seal may be readily removed by sliding the same outwardly through y the slot laterally. t

Though we have specifiedthat live, vulcanize rubber may be used for formingtheimember 21' or 21a, as herein described, rubber which has a hardness Within the range of to 60 kilograms per square centimeter, as obtained by a `Shaw durometer, Type A, Will give exceedingly desirable results.- Adurometer number of 4GA to 55 is preferred by us. f n

Where a resilient disk of the character shown and described in Figures 4, 5 and' 6 is used, the

"base may have the resiliency described in its entirety, or the ridges 30 to 33 may be formed of' rubber having a hardness indexed by thev Shaw durometer of 20 to 30 and the remainder of the disk may have a durometer reading of It Will be understood, however, that variation in depth of theidentations 28 and 29' in'the female dies i9 and IBa may permit a variation in the resilient character o-f the material used in the disk and though We have described a vthe art.

durometerre'ading of rl0 to 55 r'as the preferred resiliency orh'ardness with a female die engraved or cut in accordance with present practice, with dies of different depth, alteration maybe Afound `desirable in the resilient characteristics or har'dness of thedisks 21 and21a.. Y y f In accordance With our invention, the pressurev utilized is less than'that-Which will -per' manentlyideform the resilient base and the re Y siliency or -hardness of thebase isf'gre'at'er than the bursting strength of the paper usually used in legal documents of the character `to bev used With the apparatus contemplated by this invention. .1 f f l It will thus be noted that theessential portion of the seal, in thc formfof 'the impression die IS, occupies comparatively little space, and can be readilyfiled-away With the remainder of the docunfients of that particular corporation.'

vIn ordern to more compactly store this` independent impression die, -We have illustrated in Figure '7 one method of conveniently accomplish-V ing this purpose.- In this embodimentof our invention we have illustrated l`animpression die to accompany a part of the corporate paraphernalia,`such as the minute book 38,*Which, in one of the covers 39, has-'formed an orice 4S', adapted to receive the impression die I9. A latch 4l, pivoted at l2,"is arranged to forma closure for the orifice 40, so Vthat upon inserting the impressiondie I9 Withinthe orificel),

the latch limay befpi'vote'd over ythe orifice.

and thereby holdv the seal Within ytheforice against displacement. l,In this manner, suchv corporate lparaphernalia as the *minute book and seal may be'conveniently filed together, oc# cupying'no more space than the; volume itself;

"Ihus, the impressionV die may Lbe conveniently assembled with portions ofthe "paraphernalia and may be quickly found when needed', avoiding` the necessity for searching through a large 4a i l accumulation ofpresses When someparticular seal is required, and also aiording privacydn thatn the seal may be safely filed away in lthe filing cabinets.-

j It will -be understood that whilein. our` preferred form of the invention'it is rproposed Ato" make the female portionof the die of kmetal and the cooperating portion of resilient mate-pA rial, 'such as rlive vulcanized rubber, a contrary arrangement may be possible, in'nvhich eventzthe replaceable metallic member is formed .with

andY outliningr characters, and in kall other respects the parts may, to a certain degree, b e re'- versed. i f y v Y., j n Y It will further be understood that 'While the difesi li!y and Illa may be engravedwith outlines orcharacters to the usual depth,r agreater definition may be obtained by a deeper cutting of the characters, and where 4the cutting is intens'ied, this will permit a greater range of the character of resilient material which` maybe used for VformingvtheV base or disk `21 or 21a as described,

In general, it Will be bemade'where impressioning devices are used, asv `Will suggestv ,themselves to those skilled in However, such additional applications are contemplated by us as come Within the scope ofthe appended claims.

observed that though the device described, in its preferred form, has utility in connection with corporate seals and other l corporate paraphernalia, a Wider application may raised markings dening the milling, knurling Y Having lthus -described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as newv and desire to `secure by Letters Patentis- .1. An impression sealof the character described -including a bed having a resilient impressionable unengraved surface, a supporting standard disposed from said base mounting a pressure applying assembly, comprising a reciprocal plunger, over said resilient base, an impression die for said` plunger and means for connecting said die to said plungerindependently of the outline of the base comprising readily disengageableV connecting means, the resilient base serving as the mate for the impression die.

2. An impression seal of the character rdescribed including a'bed-having a resilient impressionable unengraved surface, a supporting standard disposed from said base mounting a pressure applying assembly, comprising a reciprocal plunger, over said resilient base, an impression die for said plunger and means for connecting said die to said plunger independently of the outline of the base comprising readily disengageable connecting means, said connecting means comprising a laterally disposed slot on said plunger and a complemental headed member on said impression die, the resilient base serving as the mate for the impression die in all connected positionsof the impressed die.

v3. An impression seal of the character dey scribed comprising a pressure applying assembly including a reciprocal plunger, said plunger including means -to removably support an impression die, said means comprising interconnecting parts on said plunger and die intertting in any position, a resilient fbaseadapted to receive said die to emboss any impression 'upon paper therebetween, said` resilient base having a hardnessqdui'ometer `numbenbetween 30 to 60 and serving as the mateor the impression die.

4.4An impression seal comprising` a pressure applying assembly including a reciprocal `plunger, said ,plunger including means Ato removably support an limpression die, said means comprising interconnecting parts on said plunger and die,.interttingvin any position, a resilient base adapted to receive saiddie toemboss an impression upon paper therebetween, said resilient base having .a hardness durometer number between 40 to l45 Yand serving as the mate for the impression die.

5. An impression seal comprising apressure applying assembly including a reciprocal plunger, `saidplunger including means to removably support an impression die, said means `comprising interconnecting parts on said plunger and die, interiitting inr any position, a resilient base adapted` to receive said die to emboss an impressionv upon paper therebetween, said resilient base having a hardness which is greater than the bursting `strength of paper of less than forty pounds per rearn yet sufficiently resilient to conform to the details of the impression die under a pressure substantially normally usedl in impressing paper'by seals, the resilient base serving as the mate for the impression die.

6. An impression seal of the character described comprising a'pressure table or base including 4a resilient layer, a pressure assembly disposed thereover including a reciprocal plunger, means for connecting an impression die to said plunger in axially rotatable relationship comprising laterally vslidable connecting means and `latching .means between said plunger and die, said means intertting in any axial position of said die to locate said impression member in the `axial position of said plunger, the resilient layer serving as the mate for the impression die.

7. In an impression seal of the character described, a pressure applying assembly comprising a reciprocal plunger, means for interchangeably and revolubly connecting an impression die with said plung'er intertting in all axial positions of said die, depressed impression markings on said die, all of which markings are arranged concentrically, and a resilient base for said die, said resilient base including concentrically disposed raised ridges corresponding in location to the markings on said impression die, the resilient base serving as the mate for the impression die.

8. In an impression seal of the character described, a pressure applying assembly comprising a reciprocal plunger, means for interchangeably and revolubly connecting an impression die with said plunger intertting in all axial positions of said die, depressed impression markings on said die, all of which markings are arranged concentrically, and a resilient base for said die, said resilient base including concentrically disposed raised ridges corresponding in location to the markings on said impression die, said ridges being of a different resiliency than the supporting body therefor, the resilient base serving as the mate for the impression die.

'9. For use with an impression seal of the character described including a resilient base, an impression die therefor consisting solely of concentrically disposed cut impression markings whereby the seal may be axially positioned independently of the base and mate therewith in all axial positions of said die.

10. For use with an impression seal of the character described including an impression assembly comprising a reciprocal plunger, an impression die including a plunger connecting portion arranged to freely, revolubly engage complemental engaging portions on the aforementioned plunger and including a boss forming a pressure area for said plunger.

l1. For use with an impression seal including an impression assembly comprising a reciprocal plunger, an impression die including a plunger connecting portion arranged to revolubly engage complemental engaging portions on the aforementioned plunger and including a boss forming a pressure area for said plunger, said connecting portion comprising laterally slidable, complementally arranged `head and slot on said die and plunger, respectively.

1 2. For use with an impression seal including an impression assembly comprising a reciprocal plunger, an impression die including a plunger connecting portion arranged to revolubly engage complemental engaging portions on the aforementioned plunger and including a boss forming a pressure area for said plunger, said connecting portion comprising laterally slidable, complementally arranged head and slot, on said die and plunger, respectively, and latching means to locate said die in the axial position of said plunger.

G. M. JAFFIN. JACOB T. BASSECHES. 

